2023 Best Value Criminology Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Criminology School for You
In 2020-2021, 936 people earned a degree or certificate in criminology, making the major the #142 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Criminology Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 54 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for criminology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Criminology Schools in the United States
Check out the criminology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Criminology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Cabrini University the best value school in the United States for criminology students. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cabrini University are $33,845 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lasell University is a great value for criminology students. Lasell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newton.
Lasell undergraduate students pay an average of $42,000 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Niagara University is a great value for criminology students. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Niagara University.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Niagara are $35,980 per year.
The excellent programs at Saint Vincent College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Latrobe, Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Vincent are $38,741 per year.
Saint Vincent excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Criminology Schools list.
Out of the 54 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 5 spot on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $16,498 per year.
The University of Tampa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for criminology students. It came in at #6 on the list. UT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tampa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT are $31,274 a year.
With a ranking of #7, Regis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminology students. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Regis U are $39,610 a year.
University of Delaware did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for criminology students. It came in at #8 on the list. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UD are $36,880 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UD is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Criminology Schools list.
Saint Joseph’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminology Schools ranking. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St. Joe’s are $47,940 a year.
St. Joe’s excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Criminology Schools list.
Lindenwood University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for criminology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lindenwood University are $18,640 a year.
Criminology by Region
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Majors Related to Criminology
Criminology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Criminology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Economics | 6,173 |
| International Relations & National Security | 5,010 |
| Political Science & Government | 2,664 |
| Geography & Cartography | 2,315 |
| Sociology | 1,907 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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